Senior Paediatric Dietitian - Camberley, United Kingdom - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Camberley, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Specialist clinical areas To provide assessment, treatment and management of paediatric in
- and outpatients, including knowledge and experience in oral and enteral nutrition. To be an active member of multi-disciplinary teams for paediatric patients. To work in partnership with paediatric dietitians to have regular clinical supervision. To work closely with our community partners and tertiary centres to ensure safe and effective discharges and transfers of paediatric patients.

To co-ordinate and manage patient dietary information for the speciality To act as an expert resource, providing dietetic advice and support to health care professionals working within paediatrics.

To support with the appropriate and timely triaging of outpatient referrals.

To support the paediatric team lead in maintaining relevant guidelines and pathways within this speciality To support the paediatric team lead in the management of the inpatients on the childrens ward and neonatal unit To be flexible in times of increased demand to the service and be willing to cover other areas of the hospital and work on other sites within Frimley Health NHS Foundation trust Service development audit, research and quality To contribute to service development within paediatric services and to undertake audit and quality improvement projects as part of this role.

To monitor incidents within your clinical specialty and assist with incident investigation when required Education To supervise students and junior members of staff and provide shadowing opportunities on paediatric wards and in clinics.

Be willing to undergo, if required, training for student supervision and be part of a team of dietitians who supervise dietetic students on A, B and C placements and when required take on the lead supervisory role.